Where does “āmaya” come from?

āmaya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit आमय, from Sanskrit अम्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- — to grab, take; to swear.

āmaya (Pali): illness, affliction

Definitions

  1. illness, affliction

Ancestry of “āmaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआमयsickness, disease
2Sanskritअम्to injure, be harmful, perishable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit अम् →Every word from Sanskrit आमय →